Press Editor Out

Jesse Walker | March 8, 2005

Since I mentioned the fracas over the New York Press's witless pope jokes last night, I should add that the editor has been ousted in the wake of the story. More precisely, he was given a two-week suspension and quit.

Editor and Publisher reports that the papal riff was condemned by Mayor Michael Bloomberg: "As disgusting as this is, it's sadly par for the course for this publication." What does Reason have to do to get a powerhouse endorsement like that?